Some of my favorite things...

Top ten favorite things... (In no certain order)

Reading Lama Lama to Austin every night before bed.
The BEACH.
Steven
Austin
Time with my parents and Lauren
My 'old' high school besties, we can always pick right up where we left off.
Millie
Red
Franny & Chloe (they come as a package deal)
A hot bath (anyone who knows me, should know that's on the list)

Update on life...

We play a lot at home.  Between the dogs and Austin our house is a zoo most of the time.  Which that is just how we like it!

Austin has learned how to climb up the slide stairs and slide down on his belly.  This is so stinking funny.  He just does it over and over.  You would think the 'face plant' into the carpet would hurt, but he is a tough boy, I suppose.

Austin LOVES a blanket. Red LOVES a blanket.  This makes for some funny moments.  Red has his own blanket, that Austin thinks belongs to him too.
Austin loves a blanket so much that at school he carries around a pink ladybug blanket.  He loves this blanket so much it was sent home with us one weekend because he wouldn't put it down when it was time for him to leave.  See the picture that makes Steven so proud, haha.

 This is the ladybug blanket...

    

Walking... Walking... Walking...

Austin is a walking machine!  We so are proud of this sweet boy.  He is into everything now.  Cabinets and doors, nothing is off limits!  Watch out world he is going to be a WILD child!

This is a video his teacher, Ms.Mary took at daycare and sent to me.

This is the sign they put on the classroom door the day he started walking.

Valentine's Day 2012

All the traditional for Valentine's Day...  Flowers, dinner, card and chocolate.  Steven definitely does it right each year!  I got flowers at school then after work we headed to Nashville to eat at the Melting Pot.  The food was amazing, as always.  They had a bunch of 'extras' for V-day. During dinner they brought around a love questionnaire.  It was just questions to find out how well you know the other.  One of the questions was Who do you most admire? Everyone knows hands down mine is my mom.  Steven and I had never discussed who he admires, his answer was ME, he said that he loved and admired the way I always put our family first and did everything for all of us. It was the sweetest part of the whole night, I didn't say that's what ALL mom's do.  We can just keep that a secret.  I guess all those things I do everyday really aren't going unnoticed.

 Austin had a date too; with his Great-Granny.  They just LOVE to spend time with each other. Granny gets on the floor and crawls with Austin. Last night he took a few steps for Granny and Pa, too.  I want him to get all the time he can with them.  Two of my favorite people in my life were my great-grandmother and great-grandfather.
Valentine's Day 2012 was great in the Reigle house!

Our Little Cookie Monster

This weekend Steven was in Destin for a golf trip.  Austin and I got lots of one on one time.  Which we both LOVED!  Sunday we headed to Nashville to do a little shopping.  Who can shop without a snack?  Austin had his first chocolate chip cookie.  He LOVED it too.  When sending this picture to Steven his reply was "He is my kid".  Austin is going to be our little cookie monster, I am sure.

Austin's school

When Austin turned one, he moved to a new class.  We LOVE his new teachers.  They are young, fun, and just plain great!  The week Austin was out sick and got tubes, they must have missed our boy.  When we got back to school on Monday this was hanging outside of his classroom. The poster reads We missed you Austin!  All of his little friends colored all over it, too.  It totally melts by heart to know they love my baby.  
Austin just loves Ms. Mary so much.  He will go to her in the mornings without crying his eyes out, that always equals a good day for moma.  My joke is we need to be on Ms. Mary's schedule.  So grateful for Mary and Megan.  The Reigle Family loves them:)

Funny Friday

Since I am a mom, teacher, and wife it seems my life is a zoo.  I always have funny stories.  I have decided to make Fridays, 'Funny Fridays' and share a funny from the week.
This week is dedicated to one of my students:
Teaching 2nd grade is the BEST.  My kids are at an age that they LOVE their teacher and think everything I do is 'cool'.  (Even had a boy tell me this week he had the 'hottest' teacher.  A little embarrassing coming from a 7 year old.)  The girls in my class always play school, I have heard stories from parents how Mrs. Reigle appears in their home at night and all my mannerisms too.  This totally cracks me up.  I got to witness this first hand this week during recess.  The video is hard to hear but this is what she is saying:

We are going to read together, not talk.  Follow along as we read.  Then she begins to read the story.  I know this is exactly what I sound like.  Even as you watch the clip, it is like looking in the mirror for me.  If you know me you know I always talk with my hands too.

Diaper anyone?

Sunday Lauren and I enjoyed a great lunch at Olive Garden.  At the end of lunch we noticed Austin had really done a number in his diaper.  I wanted to wait to get to the car before changing him, good thing I did!  After getting to the car and taking his dirty diaper off I discovered there were no more diapers in the bag.  With a clean little behind, he rode 1/2 naked to Mom's and Dad's.  He would rather be naked anyways.

Painting it up...

Sunday Lauren, Kasey and I went to Swirlz to paint.  We had lots of fun and some great girl time.

Austin's got rhythm

Anyone who knows Steven or I know we don't clap on beat, we can't sing on tune, and we sure can't dance.  Austin loves music. It doesn't matter what kind, he can bust a move.

This Is How I Roll

Austin got this trike for his birthday from Moma T and Grandog.  He thinks it's the coolest thing ever!  We spend lots of time pushing this thing around the house with his sidekick in the back.  Never a dull moment in our house!

A month of Sickness... YUCK!

Since Thanksgiving Austin has had sickness after sickness.  Double pink eye (for 2 weeks), croup, on-set of pneumonia, stomach bug , fifth disease (this is a fancy word for a rash) and an ear infection that will just not go away.  After several rounds of antibiotics and even 3 shots of Rocephin, Austin still had fluid behind his ears.  We were referred to an ENT on Monday.  We met Dr. Crook at Baptist on Wednesday and the next morning Austin had a 7 minute surgery where they inserted tubes in each ear.  We now have a happy boy! Below is mommy and Austin waiting for the nurses to come get him, we put daddy in charge of taking pics.

My birthday boy!

On Jan. 1, 2012 Austin turned one!  It's hard to believe how much our life has changed in a year.  We could have never imagined the love, laughter, joy, and happiness our house would be full of. We look forward to what a lifetime of memories will hold...

Austin's birthday theme was 'doggy' themed.  He loves a dog of any kind.  Which is a good thing since we live with two.  Nana & Big Daddy have 3 dogs and Moma T & Grandog have a dog too.  No matter where he goes he has a 4 legged friend there to play with him.  

The hat was NOT a hit but the cake sure was.

We couldn't have celebrated without all of our friends and family!!!

Where To Begin...

Hello All

I have been a scrapbooker for many years now. Recently, I have decided, because I am a mommy now and have no time, to start blogging our memories instead of scrapbooking them. And this is much more cost effective! I hope to keep up with this!

Stay tuned!

Brittnye